Millennium Force vs X2
card comparison
| Stat | Millennium Force | X2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 310 ft | 175 ft | |
| Speed | 93 mph | 76 mph | |
| Inversions | 0 | 2 | |
| Throughputest. | 1300 rph | 1600 rph | |
| Build Costest. | 25 $m | 45 $m | |
| Vintage | 2000 | 2002 |
Vintage is the reversed stat — the older ride wins. Every number here is the same one printed on the card; see /methodology for how Build Cost and Throughput are sourced.
The verdict
Honours end even at 3–3, which is the awkward kind of matchup: whoever calls the stat decides the round.
Millennium Force is a steel Giga Coaster coaster at Cedar Point, US, built by Intamin. X2 is a steel 4th Dimension Coaster (opened 2002 as X, relaunched as X2 in 2008) coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, US, built by Arrow Dynamics.
Both are in US, which puts them in the same conversation for anyone planning a trip there.
Both are steel-track, so nothing here is the usual steel-versus-wood argument in disguise.
They are near-contemporaries — 2000 and 2002 — so they were competing for the same riders when they opened.
Stat by stat
- Height goes to Millennium Force at 310 ft against 175 ft — nearly double.
- Speed goes to Millennium Force at 93 mph against 76 mph — well clear.
- X2 inverts 2 times against nothing at all from Millennium Force — the widest kind of gap there is on this stat.
- Throughput goes to X2 at 1,600 rph against 1,300 rph — well clear.
- Build Cost goes to X2 at 45 $m against 25 $m — nearly double.
- Vintage is reversed, so Millennium Force's 2000 takes it from X2's 2002 — 2 years in it.